NYT Connections Soccer Edition Puzzle #19 — Answers for June 29, 2026
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🟨 POST-GAME RECOVERY
🟩 HOSTED WORLD CUP
🟦 SCORED FOR ENGLAND AT WORLD CUP
🟪 CHELSEA CARETAKER HEAD COACHES
🎯 Strategy Tips
Clear out the post-game fitness terms (Yellow) right away to clean up the board. Next, lock in the World Cup host countries (Green) while remembering that "Holland" is a surname here, not a region. This will leave you with the distinct proper nouns needed to separate England's historic goalscorers from Chelsea's temporary dugout commanders.
⚠️ Red Herring Warning: The biggest trap today involves LAMPARD. Players will instantly want to associate him with the English World Cup scorers (Blue) due to his legendary international playing career—however, Frank Lampard famously never scored a goal in a World Cup tournament match! Instead, he fits into the interim manager category. Additionally, HOLLAND could easily trick players into looking for a European countries category alongside SPAIN or JAPAN.